Thank you very much for your presentation.
I think it was assumed, or certainly at least it was the fallback position of the Canadian government in the CUSMA negotiations, that the WTO provisions around procurement would vouchsafe Canada's access to U.S. government procurement.
The U.S. has since said that they are looking at pulling out of those provisions. They also have legislation in place that restricts Canadian access to U.S. government procurement under the buy America program.
I'm wondering, if Canadian companies don't have any right to access American government procurement, what rights American companies will have to access Canadian government procurement. Are there any corresponding restrictions on U.S. companies bidding on Canadian government work, not just the federal government but provinces, municipalities and other public authorities?